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United States Patent | 5,517,836 |
Hong | May 21, 1996 |
A fastening device comprises a male retainer, a female retainer and a combination lock. The male retainer is made of a plastic material by injection molding and provided at one end thereof with a device engageable with a belt and at another end thereof with two retaining hooks. The female retainer is made of a plastic material by injection molding and provided at one end thereof with a device engageable with the retaining hooks of the male retainer. The female retainer has a hollow interior in which the combination lock is housed. The combination lock is provided with an arresting plate capable of preventing the retaining hooks from moving inwards when the process of locking the combination lock is under way. The arresting plate is provided with an arresting piece located between two retaining hooks and capable of being caused to move up and down by a numbered wheel of the combination lock so as to lock or unlock the fastening device.
Inventors: | Hong; Chih-Cheng (No. 303, Sec. 1, Park Road, Chang Hwa, TW) |
Appl. No.: | 439897 |
Filed: | May 12, 1995 |
Current U.S. Class: | 70/30; 70/57; 70/312 |
Intern'l Class: | E05B 037/02 |
Field of Search: | 70/3-5,57,58,30,312,69-72,74 292/19 24/166,625 |
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4845968 | Jul., 1989 | Lin | 70/312. |
4912950 | Apr., 1990 | Crowle | 70/58. |
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